OK, I have had my P2K2 Pro motor for about 2 months now. I have tried many different gears with it, but I can't seem to get it as fast as I would like it. It just seems like its lacking that punch. What can I do to make it faster?

Align the brush hoods...this step is one of the biggest/most important things you should do to ur motor..then make sure your comm is trued..put proper brushes, and springs..if you want a truely fast motor these are the steps that should be taken

They will still make full contact, but it will be off from what they are supposed to be, effectively turning the 24degrees timing to some LESSER number (for a stock motor). Also imagine what is happening when the brushes are not 180 apart from one another. The comm. segments won't be in the proper place for the brushes.

Reducing timing is never a good thing when you're trying to get speed.

I forget where I read it, but a guy dynoed a stock motor after each step in trying to get more power, and aligning the hoods properly was the SINGLE MOST effective step he took. Brushes, Springs, etc... all less gain in a step than aligning the hoods.

This is primarily for stock motors, as mods can be readjusted for timing, but still, you want the brushes 180 degrees apart from each other (note I said the brushes, this does not necessarily mean the hoods are 180 across from each other.)

You can't just align straight across, as the hoods are slightly larger than the brushes. So the brushes will get cocked in the hood, of course the direction they rotate (the direction the comm turns) is the direction which creates a decrease in timing, so you have to align so that they ride in the center of the brush to get the proper timing and most power.

Take it to the hobby store and they might have one or a racer at the track might have one. I would use Axiom 12% or 6% brushes and align the brush hoods. www.axiommotors.com has the brushes you need. Or look herehttp://www.rctech.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=58

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